ProTechTPS

HV/HV, VR, VI, Math

The ProTechTPS is a safety PLC with integrated overspeed protection designed to safely shut down any plant process equipment, engine, steam, gas, or hydro turbine upon sensing a safety event. Available with two dual-redundant trip relay outputs using 2-out-of-3 voted architecture, or with three independent non-voted trip relay outputs. The programmable inputs and outputs, 4–20 mA speed readouts, and Modbus® communications make this safety PLC easy to integrate into or as standalone in any plant safety system. This ProTech TPS model is a panel mount, high voltage/high voltage power input, voted relays/voted input math function total protection system.

The ProTechTPS functions as a safety PLC, as it accepts 10 discrete or analog inputs per module (30 total), and allows users to create custom safety/protection programs to safely protect site personnel and equipment. Programmers are able to utilize typical logic and testing sequence routines to create their application-specific safety logic and tests.

On-Line Testing

Each ProTechTPS module can be tested manually from the module’s front panel, Modbus communications port, or automatically via its auto-test routine function. The ProTechTPS allows users to configure overspeed or custom-programmed tests to be performed manually or automatically on a periodic basis. With these test routines, each module (A, B, C) is tested one at a time, and either a successful test result is logged or, upon sensing a fault, the routine is halted and the sensed fault indicated/alarmed.

On-Line Repair

The ProTechTPS’s triple modular design allows users to easily replace one of its modules (A, B, C) while the monitored equipment/turbine is on-line and operating normally. Ease of replacement is enhanced by the unit’s backplane plug-and-operate structure, and its module-to-module learning function.

Trip, Alarm, & Overspeed Logs

The ProTechTPS log function logs (saves to memory) all trips, alarms, trip valve response times, and overspeed events. The trip log function uses a scrolling buffer and records the last 50 sensed trip or alarm events and the last 20 overspeed events to memory, with associated times. Each log file can be viewed from the unit’s front panel, or downloaded to a computer via the ProTechTPS service tool program. Each module utilizes nonvolatile memory to ensure that all logged events are saved, even on loss of power.

Real Time Clock

Each ProTechTPS module utilizes a real-time-clock to ensure accurate time logging. A special time averaging function is utilized between modules to ensure module-to-module clock synchronization. Alternatively one of the ProTechTPS’s inputs can be configured to accept a discrete clock synchronization input signal from a plant DCS or other time synch device.

High Resolution Displays

Each module includes a high resolution 4.2” (107 mm) color display and keypad to allow users to locally monitor configuration settings, statuses, system inputs and outputs, and alarm, trip, and overspeed logs.

Automatic Overspeed Test Routine

Optionally, the ProTechTPS can be configured to routinely perform and overspeed test each module/trip solenoid, then log and report the test results. With this test routine, each module is sequenced through its test sequence using an internal frequency generator to emulate an overspeed condition.

Automatic Test Routines

Optionally, the ProTechTPS can be configured to routinely perform custom tests of each module/trip solenoid, then log and report the test results. With this test routine, each module is sequenced through a programmed test sequence to simulate, test, and log the results of each safety even condition.

Acceleration/Deceleration Detection

Optionally, the ProTechTPS can be configured to protect a turbine from high acceleration/decelertaion events. The derivative of the speed signal is used to detect turbine acceleration/deceleration and issue an associated trip command.

MPU Detection

Each module’s speed sensor input uses special MPU open-wire detection circuitry to validate that the MPU is properly connected before turbine operation, and special loss-of-speed detection logic to validate MPU functionality during turbine operation.